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1) Iceland
Author
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Iceland begins with Paul arriving at a mysterious Institute to pick out - on doctor's orders - a new internal organ. There he meets Emily, a young, bikini-clad woman hired to stimulate the organs preserved in a nutrient-enhanced swimming pool, and falls in love amidst a flurry of chlorine and kick-boards. In Jim Krusoe's world, this is about as simple as life gets.".
"Paul's brief interlude with Emily sets the course for his extraordinary adventures,...
Author
Publisher
Emecé
Pub. Date
noviembre de 2023.
Physical Desc
463 pages : black and white map (page 282), black and white illustration (page 328) ; 23 cm
Description
"Villa Ballester, 1974-1975. En ese barrio de clase media del conurbano bonaerense, Teresa Gianelli, alumna ejemplar de una escuela de monjas, se propone ganarse el cielo, convenciendo a los vecinos de que reciban en su casa una estatuilla de la Virgen que brilla en la oscuridad. Ese pequeo acto de fe desencadena un desfile de personajes entraables, desde una monja motociclista y un cura tercermundista hasta Celio, el peluquero de Eterna Belleza,...
4) Tasmania
Author
Series
Publisher
TusQuets (Editorial Planeta Mexicana)
Pub. Date
octubre de 2023.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"En noviembre de 2015, el narrador, un periodista de formación científica, ha acudido a París para cubrir una cumbre sobre el clima pocos días después de los atentados yihadistas. La crisis que planea en el sombrío ambiente de la ciudad parece un espejo de una crisis más íntima: la que atraviesa la relación que mantiene con su compañera, Lorenza. Y en busca de un sentido a todo lo que está viviendo, a sus miedos y a sus dudas, mientras...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (452 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This final series sees the Doc making efforts to overcome his phobia and beginning to question whether he made the right decision about resigning. He and Louisa have also welcomed a baby daughter, Mary Elizabeth, a sister to four-year-old James Henry; includes the feature-length finale special.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Martin and James wait patiently to see Santa in his Grotto, Martin spots a medical concern that has him shut it down and send Santa packing-- until he's sure he isn't infectious. Louisa is determined not to let Martin ruin Christmas.
Author
Series
Publisher
Seix Barral (Editorial Planeta Colombiana)
Pub. Date
abril de 2023.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"El nacimiento de Carlos Gardel es un misterio, pero su muerte es explosión de un avión en Medellín, 24 de julio de 1935. Jairo, el guapo cuchillero y protagonista de esta historia, llegó al mundo --eso dice-- en el momento en que Gardel se hizo leyenda, el de la muerte. Su vida, entonces, se ata irremediablemente a la del cantante, a las historias, soledades y secretos que, inventados o no, marcan su propio destino... uno que parece contener...
Author
Publisher
Gifted Time Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 21 cm
Description
It's 1968 in the rural coastline town of Denton, Florida, and the only thing with a tougher life than twelve-year-old Jack Turner is a starving dog named Bones. When they meet while Jack is fishing, Jack knows that he and Bones are meant for each other, and he promises his oft-absent alcoholic parents that he'll somehow get a job to pay for his new dog's food and care. In the process of finding work, Jack meets Hank Pittman, a middle-aged man who...
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